Geodesic Capital

Geodesic Capital

Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

Foster City, California 1,980 followers

Helping Entrepreneurs Accelerate Globally

About us

Building a global company is never easy. The process of international expansion is still largely unautomated and the farther you are from home, the more useful local connections and know-how become. This is particularly true for growth stage entrepreneurs who typically see many clones of their businesses pop up worldwide, often with a local twist. Timely connected partners who know these markets can help you expand in an intelligent way and greatly improve your speed of execution to win the market. Geodesic Capital invests in rapidly growing technology companies facing exactly these problems. We help entrepreneurs as they expand into Asia – starting with Japan. Our team has extensive experience in both markets and is uniquely qualified to guide today’s most promising growth-stage companies as they embark on their global journey. Geodesic Capital is a new type of VC firm. Rooted in both Silicon Valley and Japan, we fund rapidly growing tech companies. We provide unparalleled access to senior-level executives, partners and government officials that our portfolio companies need to thrive abroad. On the ground, our subsidiary, Geodesic Japan, has a team of experts to provide unique market insights, sophisticated “go to market” strategies, introductions to top talent and key partners that companies need in order to start successfully.

Website
http://www.geodesiccap.com
Industry
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Company size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Foster City, California
Type
Partnership

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  • We're thrilled about the announcement that our portfolio company Transcarent is acquiring Accolade, Inc. in a transformative deal that redefines healthcare navigation and access!    This merger unites Transcarent's AI-driven WayFinding care experiences with Accolade’s proven advocacy, primary care, and expert medical opinions—all in one seamless platform.    Together, they’ll empower over 1,400 employers and payers to deliver a more personalized, cost-effective, and consumer-friendly health journey. This is a huge step forward in making healthcare simpler and more accessible for all!    More on the announcement:  https://lnkd.in/gGkbAa2V

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    Director, Business Development @ Geodesic Capital | MBA

    TTT Taka's Tech Talk : 生産性パラドックスを回避せよ!! 負のスパイラルから抜け出す究極の最適化。 「生産性パラドックス」:企業のデジタル化が進む中、複数のシステム導入により業務が煩雑化し、むしろ生産性が低下するというという現象です。一方で、今やアメリカでは「Proof of Value:自動化ができるのは当たり前、それによってもたらされる価値の評価が重要」という考え方が主流となっています。 この課題に日本企業はどう対応すべきか、WorkatoのJapan Field CTO 鈴木さんに伺いました。ポイントは「エンタープライズ・オーケストレーション」の推進。Workatoは、異なるサービスをシームレスに連携するプラットフォームを提供し、企業の枠を超えた、膨大な連携事例やAIによる最適な業務プロセスの提案機能を活用することで、企業の業務フローを劇的に自動化・効率化しており、日本企業が抱える課題解決の鍵となる可能性を秘めています。 Unlock Time & Creativity with Technology :) https://lnkd.in/gje2hjUX

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    Thoughtspot day in Tokyo 12/4 AIによるデータ分析活用の成功事例が共有されます。澤 円 さん 会場でお会いしましょう! https://lnkd.in/gEBTNJct AIエージェントの活用、データ分析で創造の時間を増やす。 「知的単純作業」はAIで圧縮 「知識や情報を扱い経験も要するが、創造性や高度な判断を必要としない反復的な、ゴールが必ずある業務」 新人スタッフも経験が豊富なスタッフも「知的単純作業」の時間を圧縮することで創造の時間を生み出す。 現在は、仕事の質を落とすことで時間を圧縮しているのも散見される。 AIによるデータの探索と分析と可視化、 これによって多くのビジネスパーソンは本来の能力を発揮できる。

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    Congratulations May Habib Waseem Alshikh Writer team!! Geodesic Capital believes Writer is a category creator delivering on the promise of secure compliant actionable AI adoption in the enterprise. We are excited to collaborate with you as you bring this vision forward!! https://lnkd.in/gk44aSrB

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    CEO of Writer.com | Enterprise generative AI | Hiring in ML, eng, design, mktg, sales + CS

    It’s hard to fully express my gratitude on a day like today. Writer has just closed our Series C, raising $200M at a $1.9B valuation! 🦄 This achievement is the result of a relentless commitment to both innovating and DELIVERING value for the enterprise — with our world-class team at Writer working alongside our amazing customers and partners to GET THEM INTO PRODUCTION! From graph-based RAG to AI guardrails, app builders, and advanced observability and reporting, we’ve built the essential infrastructure for enterprise generative AI. These capabilities, powered by our state-of-the-art Palmyra LLMs, have become mission-critical for our customers, transforming how they operate and innovate. This is what we call full-stack generative AI, and this architecture is transforming work in the enterprise. Architecture matters, and our architecture is winning. Since our Series B round last September, we’ve worked at a breakneck pace to become the leader in enterprise generative AI. The ride has been so inspiring and rewarding, and with today’s announcement, we’ve set our course to transform the future of work with the power of autonomous AI. On our company blog I’ve shared some thoughts on what that future looks like, and how Writer is leading the way in developing the agentic AI systems that solve an organization’s toughest, most time-intensive challenges — https://lnkd.in/gJbkf8zZ To our customers, who have let us be your partner on your most mission-critical generative AI initiatives, thank you: we live and breathe your success. To everyone at Writer: I am humbled every day by your talent, dedication, and heart, and I am honored to get to be your leader. This milestone is a validation of our common vision for work that is more creative, more joyful, more interesting — everywhere in the enterprise.  To all our round leads Sandesh Patnam Rob Toews Doug Pepper — our new investors Adobe Salesforce Workday IBM Citi B Capital Geodesic Capital — and our returning investors Insight Partners Balderton Capital Accenture WndrCo Vanguard —LETS GOOOOOO! The entire Writer team is so honored by your partnership driven by our shared values and vision.

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  • Congratulations May Habib Waseem Alshikh Writer team!! Geodesic Capital believes Writer is a category creator delivering on the promise of secure compliant actionable AI adoption in the enterprise. We are excited to collaborate with you as you bring this vision forward!! https://lnkd.in/gk44aSrB

    View profile for May Habib, graphic

    CEO of Writer.com | Enterprise generative AI | Hiring in ML, eng, design, mktg, sales + CS

    It’s hard to fully express my gratitude on a day like today. Writer has just closed our Series C, raising $200M at a $1.9B valuation! 🦄 This achievement is the result of a relentless commitment to both innovating and DELIVERING value for the enterprise — with our world-class team at Writer working alongside our amazing customers and partners to GET THEM INTO PRODUCTION! From graph-based RAG to AI guardrails, app builders, and advanced observability and reporting, we’ve built the essential infrastructure for enterprise generative AI. These capabilities, powered by our state-of-the-art Palmyra LLMs, have become mission-critical for our customers, transforming how they operate and innovate. This is what we call full-stack generative AI, and this architecture is transforming work in the enterprise. Architecture matters, and our architecture is winning. Since our Series B round last September, we’ve worked at a breakneck pace to become the leader in enterprise generative AI. The ride has been so inspiring and rewarding, and with today’s announcement, we’ve set our course to transform the future of work with the power of autonomous AI. On our company blog I’ve shared some thoughts on what that future looks like, and how Writer is leading the way in developing the agentic AI systems that solve an organization’s toughest, most time-intensive challenges — https://lnkd.in/gJbkf8zZ To our customers, who have let us be your partner on your most mission-critical generative AI initiatives, thank you: we live and breathe your success. To everyone at Writer: I am humbled every day by your talent, dedication, and heart, and I am honored to get to be your leader. This milestone is a validation of our common vision for work that is more creative, more joyful, more interesting — everywhere in the enterprise.  To all our round leads Sandesh Patnam Rob Toews Doug Pepper — our new investors Adobe Salesforce Workday IBM Citi B Capital Geodesic Capital — and our returning investors Insight Partners Balderton Capital Accenture WndrCo Vanguard —LETS GOOOOOO! The entire Writer team is so honored by your partnership driven by our shared values and vision.

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  • Geodesic Capital hosted an exciting conversation with Doug Beck, Director of the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), in its October 23rd Executive Roundtable. Doug’s knowledge of and respect for Japan are truly an asset as DIU increases its presence in Japan. It was very encouraging to hear how DIU welcomes the contributions of Japanese startups and corporations as it continues to harness commercially derived technology for strategic effect in support of national security goals of both the United States and Japan. 

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  • Last week, we welcomed our portfolio company country managers in Japan for a Country Manager Club Lunch Session. We were honored to have Jin Daikoku, Country Manager of Netskope Japan, as a speaker. Jin shared insights from his remarkable eight-year journey as Netskope’s first Country Manager in Japan. Under his leadership, the Japan team has grown from the ground up, fueling substantial growth and positioning Japan as one of the key drivers of Netskope’s global expansion. Jin’s experiences in team building, localization, networking, marketing, and brand development sparked a lively and insightful discussion among attendees. We were especially pleased to see many of our country managers join us, including Allan Teng (Workato), Hiro Kawanobe (Figma), Kazunari Hanao (Pendo.io), Kazuyo Yamashita (ThoughtSpot) and Miki Oikawa (Snyk). Thank you to everyone who joined us!

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  • “Build better software faster with AI” - Guillermo Rauch (Founder & CEO of Vercel) Japan traditionally has been a powerhouse on the hardware side and that's why they're trying to catch up with software. Now, the big opportunity and the big threat for Japan is actually the merging of hardware and software. This is why UI/UX is a meaningful topic in Japan right now. It’s understood, especially at the institutional level, that more investment is needed in user experience and the creation of compelling user interfaces for their products. Watch Guillermo's full interview with Marcus Otsujihttps://lnkd.in/gAqXCUHe --- 「AIの力で、より良いソフトウェアをより速くつくる」 - ギシェルモ・ラウチ(Vercel 創業者 兼 CEO) 日本はこれまでハードウェア大国であり、だからこそソフトウェアの分野でも追いつこうとしています。今の日本にとって大きなチャンスであり、脅威でもあるのは、ハードウェアとソフトウェアの融合の流れです。 今、UI/UXは日本にとって重要なトピックであり、生成AIは一気に前進するチャンスを提供しています。追いつくだけでなく 追い越すことができるのです。 対談全編はこちら:https://lnkd.in/gGrhRvd4

  • As AI adoption grows, so do concerns about security and privacy, especially in regulated industries like finance and healthcare, which has prompted a new wave of security startups. Quoted in a recent article by Sri Muppidi for Business Insider, Geodesic Partner Arvind Ayyala emphasizes the importance of continuous monitoring to address risks in AI systems, shifting from manual assessments to proactive measures like continuous monitoring systems for AI safety. Read More: https://lnkd.in/g3Timx3N

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